Merced Sun-Star

The problem of where to put Merced's homeless population was postponed by Merced's City Co Full Story »

The Merced County Board of Supervisors will meet today and could approve several planning and develo Full Story »

The Merced County Sheriff's Department is having its annual Cops for Kids holiday toy drive fro Full Story »

A dangerous drive-by shooter, or a case of mistaken identity?Those questions will face jurors as t Full Story »

Much like the fountain now named for her, Susie Rossi was a bubbly, energetic person who gave her al Full Story »

ATWATER -- In a field filled with Monterey pine trees, Bob Tarbell looked a lot like Santa's slimmer brother.Tarbell, along with his wife, Marion, owns a choose-and-cut tree farm in the rural area between Atwater and Livingston. The sandy soil has trees ranging from just a couple of inches high to trees more than 12 feet high. Full Story »

A 15-year-old boy was injured Saturday night in a shooting near the 1500 block of Devonwood Drive, M Full Story »

It may not be a "white" Christmas , but in Merced County it's about as close as we'll probably get.The National Weather Service is predicting possible snowfall in Merced today. Full Story »

The city of Livingston is in legal hot water again because of its controversial water and sewer rate hikes. Full Story »

The homeless are back on the agenda for the City Council on Monday night as they consider removing from consideration a homeless camp at Mission Avenue and Tyler Road. Full Story »

'Twas the night before the Merced Christmas Parade and the streets of Atwater teamed with all things that glittered, marched, sang and clamored for the annual Atwater Christmas Parade on Friday night. Full Story »

While the state of California saw record numbers of people hospitalized with H1N1 influenza last wee Full Story »

Congressman Dennis Cardoza (D-Merced) On Passage - House - H.R. 1834 Native American Business Deve Full Story »

A body found near Bear Creek earlier this week has been identified as 50-year-old Tracy Veenstra of Merced, the Merced County Coroner's Office confirmed Thursday.Veenstra, also known by the name Tracy Sims, had been missing since Nov. 14. An inmate work crew with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation discovered the body shortly before 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, while clearing away ... Full Story »

Merced police say a 27-year-old man was injured late Tuesday in a drive-by shooting in the 6000 bloc Full Story »

The local United Way chapter said donations are up."Thanks to all the generous people in Merc Full Story »

The Merced County Health Department said it would conduct a special H1N1 flu clinic for county resid Full Story »

When does a farewell ceremony become a stump speech? The answer: when Assembly member Cathleen Galg Full Story »

The city of Merced said its 15th annual Downtown Merced Christmas Parade will march down Main Street Full Story »

The southern U.S. may be awash in a sea of rotten sweet potatoes after recent torrential rains, but Merced County's harvest of the orange tuber is tooting along just fine.Agricultural experts and industry officials expect enough sweet potatoes for Christmas , traditionally a high-demand period. But by Easter , another peak period, sweet potatoes could be in limited supply in some parts of the ... Full Story »

DOS PALOS -- Fire alarms blared Thursday afternoon at Dos Palos High School.But unlike the periodic signals to clear classrooms every student hears from time to time in public school, this was no drill.A fire that began about 1:16 p.m., reportedly in a wood shop storage area, quickly spread to the school's 1950s-era ag science and industrial arts wings. Full Story »

This week Off the 99 explores hunger and access to wholesome food in Merced County with three people Full Story »

The Merced County Sheriff's Department said that because of a delay at a state forensics agency Full Story »

If you have lived in Merced County for any length of time -- or even spent the night -- you have hea Full Story »

SANTA ROSA -- A Sonoma County judge reduced convicted drunken driver Dylan Morse's sentence to Full Story »